Carroll Refutes Alleged NCAA Violations

The LA Time reported that the USC football team violated NCAA regulations when Pete Rodriguez attended practices and monitered games. However, Pete Carroll denies any wrongdoing, instead explaining that Rodriguez, along with Alex Gibbs and other coaches with NFL experience, served as consultants, and USC did not violate any rules. Each football team is allowed nine assistant coaches and two graduate assistants, and Rodriguez was not listed as a coach last season. Carroll spoke at today's Pac-10 conference media day about the issue.